Chapter 45: A ceremony (part 2)

It's 8 AM in the morning, Kipo just got out of the tent, Zet was already outside on his morning walk, she saw Niora walking in the village, she went to her.

Kipo : good morning.

Niora : oh....hey Kipo....good morning.

Kipo : have you seen Zet ?

Niora : he's outside walking with headphones on...does he usually do this ?

Kipo : yeah...it's his morning routine.

Niora : you want to wait for him or....?

Kipo : no it's ok....he'll be back soon.....so what do we have to do today ?

Niora : well I was going to ask you and Zet when do you want to leave ?....my tasks will be done by tomorrow.....and I guess I'll be no longer the queen.

Kipo : are you sad about it ?

Niora : what ?....no...I'm so tired of pretending that I'm perfect...I can't wait to stop having responsibilities I never chose.....using my powers the way I want and don't care about who I should hurt or not.....as long as they are bad of course.

Kipo : well that is true....you won't have as many responsibilities as being a queen.....but they will be way more important than being one.....having power and the freedom to use it is pretty fun and easy to do....but being a wonderkids is not....you have to understand that.

Niora : don't worry about it...I understand what I can do and what I should do.....I know what I signed up for once you came to this village to see me.

Kipo : good...I'm really looking forward to having all our group together.....8 kids from around the world.....fighting in the same enemy.

Niora : you know...I wonder....who's the strongest one of us ?

Kipo : I asked this question to Zet before....he told me that our powers are all equal....none of us is better than the other.....but our human side does.

Niora : well the answer is Zet.....he's probably the strongest one of us without his powers.

Kipo : I thought that too....but he said that it's not you without your powers...it's who you are on the inside.

Niora : let me guess.....you ?

Kipo : I'm still not believing him....but yeah he said me.

Niora : he's probably right....we still haven't met all of them....but I still think it's you with the purest heart out of all of us.

Kipo : thanks.

Niora : so hold on.....if I and Zet fought.....who would win ?

Kipo chuckled.

Kipo : at this point.....I don't think what's inside would matter.....you're basically Zet but a female.

Niora : yeah we have a lot in common.....but I'm not him....he's better than me.....and look who's lucky to have him as a boyfriend.

Kipo : yeah....he's just amazing.

Kipo's hair started glowing as she was looking at the ground thinking about him.

Niora : Kipo.....you're hair.

Kipo was smiling.

Niora : did something happen ?....you were completely silent yesterday and now you're really happy.

Kipo then looked at Niora and laughed with happiness, Niora realized.

Niora : wait....did he.....

Kipo : yeah....he did.

Niora : what ?!.....how the hell did you convince him ?!

Kipo : I never understood how much he's willing to do for me....until he went against his own nature.

Niora was shocked.

Niora : I...I don't what to say...I have never seen someone do something like this...I mean I would never like a guy more than a friend no matter how good he is.

Kipo : I've been trying this whole time to do something for him in return...I don't have anything in mind....when I asked him what he wants....he kept saying just me.

Niora : I absolutely have no Idea too.....I don't think we ever saw him wanting anything...right ?

Kipo : no...nothing....his survival equipment is literally just his music player and his headphones.

Niora : maybe you can get him new songs ?

Kipo : they stopped making these like 200 years ago...I won't find any.

Niora : well you might find something later....but for now just try to be with him as much as you can.....he obviously just wants you right now.

Kipo : you know....come to think about it...I'm going to him.

Kipo then called Aya to her.

Niora : alright....take care.

Kipo then got on Aya's back and flew away.

An hour ago.....

Zet was walking in the wild alone with his music on, after minutes, a man with a cape covering all his body came out and stood in front of him, Zet stopped and looked at him, he didn't say anything for moments.

Zet : who are you and what do you want ?

The man then removed his cape off of his head, but he was still wearing a mask, Zet saw red hair, he started to get an idea of who it is.

Man : hello Zet.

He realized who it is, he then immediately summoned his knives.

Zet : been a while huh....Sanji ?

Sanji : you still remember me.....I'm touched.....I see you have changed....a lot.

Zet : so what does bring you here ?

Sanji : you know....just traveling the world....killing people for fun....the usual.

Zet : oh is it now ?....well good for you.

Sanji then summoned a katana made out of fire.

Zet smiled.

Zet : cute katana....is she new ?

Sanji : shiny isn't it ?

Zet : yeah...I like it.....matches your hair.

Sanji then summoned another katana out of ice, Zet knows that Sanji has fire powers, he was surprised with his ice powers, his eyes widened.

Sanji : well let me introduce you to her sister then....ice katana.

Zet then made his knives longer to match the length of his katanas.

Sanji : I know what you're trying to do....it won't work.

Zet : and why is that ?

Sanji chuckled.

Sanji : why don't you come closer and find out.

Zet smiled.

Zet : my pleasure.

They started fighting, Zet used his super speed to attack Sanji as fast as he can, but he was blocking him, Zet then stopped and stood far from him.

Sanji : damn....that was fast...I got to say...I'm impressed...but let's see how fast you are with defending.

Sanji ran quickly at Zet, he started attacking him, Zet was blocking him, Sanji managed to cause wounds, he came back to where he was, his ice katana had blood on it.

Sanji : just like I expected.....still useless.....guess your change was just for the looks.

Zet started to breathe heavier, he attacked him, he used his powers and started aiming lightning shots at him, Sanji was easily dodging, Zet was started to run out of ways to attack him.

Sanji : ooh....you got games !....I like games.

Sanji then dropped his weapons, His eyes started glowing, one was glowing red and the other was glowing blue, while his hair was glowing red like a volcano.

Sanji : let's play !

He attacked Zet with fire and Ice, Zet was dodging, but Sanji had a huge advantage over him with Zet being surrounded with Ice, he started blocking him.

Sanji : alright.....I'm bored now.

Sanji then used his ice powers, he surprised Zet with an ice spike coming right under him, it pierced him in the middle of his body, Zet fell on the ground as he started bleeding, Sanji came closer.

Sanji : you know....for one second I thought you'd be a challenge....but well....we're all sometimes are wrong....aren't we ?

Zet was barely breathing.

Sanji : now I could kill you here....but what's the fun in that.....I love to play with my food before I eat it.

Sanji then walked away.

Sanji : you are no match for me and you never will be Zet.....let this be a small warning for you....stop gathering them and I might think about sparing your life if I see you again....that is if you'd still have it by then....you don't seem to have much time left to bleed out.

Zet then lost consciousness as he saw Sanji leaving.

After a while, Kipo started smelling blood, she then headed towards the smell, she saw someone on the ground with red snow around him, her eyes widened, her heart started beating fast, she realized who is that, she immediately landed and looked at him.

Kipo : Zet !

he was unconscious with a hole in the middle of his body, she started crying.

She put him on Aya and came back as fast as she could, when she reached she went to Karen's house, Niora saw her flying and carrying him, she followed her.

Kipo : Karen !.....help !

Karen's eyes widened and she started tearing, Kipo put him on the table, Niora then came in.

Niora : I saw him....is he...?

Niora saw him, she got shocked.

Niora : no...

Karen started looking at his wound, she checked his heartbeat, she then started crying, Kipo saw her.

Kipo : no no no...th....this can't be happening.

Kipo then put her head on his chest as she was crying.

Kipo : Zet....no...

Niora : Karen....there is got to be something you can do !.....you can't just leave him to die !

Karen then remembered, she started talking to Ron.

Ron : Kipo.....you can save him !

Kipo : how....anything !

Ron : his soul didn't leave his body completely yet....you still can get it back !

Karen then gave her the tea as she drank hers.

They woke up in the soul world.

Karen : hurry !....you can give him a part of your soul to fill the one he lost !

Kipo then looked at his body, she saw his face getting pale.

Karen : reach his soul before it leaves....just touch him !

Kipo started looking for his soul, she saw him in the distance, unconscious and ascending, she started running, her hair started shining, she was running as fast as she could.

Karen : HURRY KIPO !

Kipo was far from him, her soul started crying, she then ran faster, and just seconds before Zet's soul was about to leave, Kipo was able to touch it.

She then suddenly woke up, she took a huge breath.

Kipo : Zet !

Karen woke up, she looked at him, he was still unconscious, she then grabbed bandages and the jar that had the string bug in it and started patching him up.

After moments, she was done, she then started checking his heartbeat again, he slowly started regaining his beats.

Karen then smiled as she was crying.

Kipo : did it work ?

Karen looked at Kipo and nodded.

Kipo then looked at Zet as she was crying with happiness, she felt his heart beating again, and after seconds, Zet slowly opened his eyes, he looked around him, he was confused.

Kipo : Zet....you're alive.

She cried as she hugged him, Niora sighed with relief.

Zet : what happened ?

Niora : you've been dead for a while.

Zet : dead ?!

Niora : yeah....look at your stomach.

he saw his bandage.

Zet : oh yeah...right...the stab wound.

Zet then saw Karen, she was crying yet smiling.

Zet : let me guess...I passed out and I was brought here and you patched me up.

Karen nodded with a smile, she started talking to him.

Ron(Karen) : Kipo brought you here.....she also brought your back to life.

Zet : brought me back ?

Ron(Karen) : your soul was seconds away from leaving your body....but Kipo filled the part that you lost and put you back in your body.

Zet then looked at Kipo, she was in her tears smiling.

Zet : thank you Kipo.

Kipo shivered and nodded happily as she was hugging him.

Zet : did anything happen to her soul ?

Ron (Karen) : no....her soul is not like any soul....she's very rare....and since your souls were already very close she was able to save you...if anyone else tried to do this.....they would lose half of their soul but Kipo's soul is not normal.....but remember something....what she did to you just now is something that can only be done once....you die again and no one will be able to save you.

Zet : what about the stab ?

Ron (Karen) : this is a bad stab....you bled out....you're fully pierced.....you'll need to keep these bandages for a long time.

Niora : how did this happen ?

Zet : so...I have good news....bad news....and the worst news possible.....good news....we don't need to find 5 wonderkids....we need to find 4 now.....and the bad news....a wonderkid who did this.....it's Sanji....the fire wonderkid.

Karen's eyes widened, she remembered him.

Zet : and the worst news....he somehow can control Ice too.....he killed me with an Ice spike.

Ron (Karen) : what ?!.....how ?!....no one can wield 2 powers at once !

Zet : I don't know....he's way stronger than all of us and he knows what our plan is.....he told me to stop because if he sees any of us again.....he won't take time with us before he kills us.

Ron (Karen) : did his eyes glow different colors ?

Zet : yes....one was blue and one was red.....he summoned weapons too....he summoned a fire and ice katanas.

Niora : do you know him ?

Zet : Sanji is the only wonderkid who was training with me before....but he finished training before me.....I haven't seen him in 12 years.

Niora : but how did he learn a new power ?.....is this even possible ?!

Zet : apparently it is.....and he knows how to use them well.

Ron (Karen) : Zet....when you go back to the temple...I need you to connect with me in the soul world....we have to find out how he did it.....there is no way you can beat someone this powerful...I know a hidden place in the temple....it should help.

Zet : hidden ?

Ron (Karen) : it's in the middle of the mountain....right above her grave.

Zet : you know about the cave ?

Ron (Karen) : of course I do....I read your soul you know.

Zet : I keep forgetting about this.....so can I move now ?

Ron (Karen) : yes...but every time you bend your body it will hurt you....you need to keep a straight posture....it will take a while for the string to do its effect on this wound....you are not supposed to be alive right now if you didn't have Kipo.

Zet then tried to get up.

Zet : OH !

Kipo then helped him get.

Zet : yeah that hurts like hell...

Zet then turned around to face Karen.

Zet : you know...I don't think we'd survive all these injuries if you weren't here....thank you.

Ron (Karen) : I'm just glad you're alive....stay safe.

They left Karen's house.

Niora : alright...I need to go...why don't you go get some rest....you need it.

Zet : yeah...I guess I'll take this day off.

Niora left.

Kipo was looking at Zet, there were still tears in her eyes as she was smiling, Zet looked at her, he chuckled.

Zet : you're still staring huh ?

Kipo : you died.

Zet : and you brought me back....see ?.....this is proof that I really need you.

Zet then wiped her tears.

Zet : come on...I want to see that beautiful happy face again.

Kipo then started chuckling with happiness.

Zet : there you go....there's the cute face.

Kipo's hair started glowing.

Zet : I'd kiss you now....but I can't bend myself.

Kipo : I'm just happy that you didn't die....the snow you were on is full of blood.

Zet : wait....please tell me you got my music player.

Kipo then got it out of her pocket.

Kipo : I'm not forgetting the only thing you care about.

Zet : ok...

Zet then leaned in and kissed her, he bent himself and felt the pain.

Zet : there.....I'm taking the pain for this one.....thank you.

Kipo : please don't scare me like this again.....I thought I lost you.

Zet : honestly...I'm scared of what Sanji can do now.....he killed me in like 3 minutes.

Kipo : just be careful who you fight....it's ok to run away when you know that you won't win.

Zet : yeah...I guess you're right.

Kipo : can I ask something from you ?

Zet : sure.

Kipo : can you stop going out walking alone ?.....I don't want this to happen to you again.

Zet : depends....are you ready to go out with me ?

Kipo : if this will stop you from putting yourself in danger randomly and value your life....yes...I will.

Zet : I'm actually glad you weren't with me.....he wouldn't leave you or me alive....and you are already injured.

Kipo : stop worrying about my injury....yours is literally piercing you from both sides.

Zet : aw man....this is going to be a good looking scar.

Kipo : you have a hole in your body and you're happy about it.....and you said I'm weird.

Zet laughed.

Zet : alright...I'm weird for liking this....plus....now we both have scars in the same place.....matching scars.

They reached the tent, Kipo lied Zet gently on the ground.

Kipo : here....you need anything....water...food ?

Zet then raised his arm.

Zet : no....you'll be enough.

Kipo then sat next to him, Zet then grabbed his music player, he gave one of the headphones to Kipo and they started listening to music.

Zet : a wild day from the beginning huh ?

Kipo : yeah...I don't think we'll have a normal day anymore.

Zet : I don't know I like it better this way.....I hate boring days.

Kipo : are you excited to go back ?

Zet : well....we are leaving to somewhere else anyway....so it won't really matter much....we still have a long work to do.

Kipo : but we are staying for a while in LV right ?

Zet : yeah sure....why not.....you think they still worship us ?

Kipo : yeah probably....and I'm pretty sure some of them were guessing that we would end up together.

Zet : well they're right....but I really don't want these guys to know.

Kipo : not again.

Zet : no no I'm fine with Sarah and Leo to know...I'm talking about the other people we live with....they are just annoying.

Kipo : aww come on...I want everybody to know that the animal and the lighting wonderkids are dating.

Zet : wow....how passionate....why ?

Kipo : why not...I love you....you love me....might as well talk about it.

Zet : alright...if you want to tell anyone go ahead...I won't even bother after Leo and Sarah know.

Kipo : deal...I'm telling anyone I see....ok ?

Zet : you're just making yourself have more work....feel free to do whatever you want.

Kipo : I don't know if you're manipulating me again and you want me to tell everyone....or you just genuinely don't care.

Zet chuckled.

Zet : don't worry...I'm not messing with your mind...I don't care...I tell Leo...you tell everyone else.

Kipo hugged him tight, he put his head on hers, they started listening to music as the silence filled the atmosphere.